DE · pick 139 — first ever defensive end at #139 (1972)

DE·pick 139

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #139

Joey Jackson

Drafted by NYJ · New Mexico State

1972

DEs drafted at #139 in NFL history

most recent: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (MIN, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #139 a 7.4% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #139, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it — no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 13.1% · 2027 model: 7.3%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#134SBullard, JoeJoe BullardTEN
#135RBDon HeaterARI
#136LBElmer AllenTEN
#137OGDorton, WayneWayne DortonNO
#138CBRoss, NathanielNathaniel RossGB
#141OGWard, BruceBruce WardLAC
#142LBDave PureiforyGB
#143SDennis MeyerPIT
#144OGVern WinfieldPHI
#145SPotts, CharlesCharles PottsDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2025Tyrion Ingram-DawkinsMIN — GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah · Georgia
2005David McMillanCLE — GM Phil Savage · Kansas
1999Adrian DingleLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Clemson
1989Lybrant RobinsonWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Delaware St.
1983Jerome FosterTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Ohio St.

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